Financial Impact of Improving Patient Care Setting Selection Following Bariatric Surgery

Potentially avoidable Emergency Department (ED) visits are a significant source of excess healthcare spending. Despite improvement in postoperative readmissions, 20% of bariatric surgery patients utilize the ED postoperatively. Many of these visits may be appropriately managed in lower-acuity centers.

Source: Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases - July 1, 2019 Category: Surgery Authors: Margaret E. Smith, Aaron Bonham, Oliver A. Varban, Jonathan F. Finks, Arthur M. Carlin, Amir A. Ghaferi Tags: Original articles Source Type: research